The captain of a cargo ship appeared in court this week accused of negligence, after two of his crewmen were killed in an horrific accident while cleaning on board.

A MAN has been charged with kidnapping three under- age girls after luring them from the SOS Children’s Village in Lefkoşa.

Fire disasters in our country continued yesterday.

A vehicle on the Girne – Değirmenlik main road was completely burned by fire.

Hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons open tomorrow.

The enormous fire which destroyed a large part of the forest between Tepebası and Kalkanlı continued to challenge firefighters through the days that followed – but police revealed that it was just one of 70 blazes recorded last week.

Yusuf Özgül Sadrazam arrested and questioned by police over last week’s big blaze.

The camera system has been replaced by 12 guards on duty across the mountain range keeping watch and calling in if they spot anything.

Border opening appeared to move a step closer this week after President Akıncı made an agreement in principle with his Greek Cypriot counterpart, Nicos Anastasiades to open the checkpoints on June 8, for “ certain categories,” but he was immediately contradicted by the government.

Resident foreign nationals who are stranded abroad will be allowed to come “ home” to the TRNC – but will be undergo a 14-day quarantine period which they must pay for, Prime Minister Ersin Tatar told Cyprus Today last night.

Three young lives, including student Gözde Nur Binbir, were taken by the sea as the country’s beaches reopened. Now questions are being asked about safety as the main training body warned they don’t have enough lifeguards for summer …